Cadence is doing very well with her recovery.  She had a few bad days because she decided to over do it one day.  I take full blame on that one.  She just wanted to keep going and going, and I let her.  That wont happen again.  For the next two days she was wiped out.  She has since gotten back to her usual goofy self, and is adjusting pretty darn well.  We are taking it one day at a time.  Cadence will be starting her chemo on Nov 7th.  She will be going for 4 sessions.  Its been very helpful to ready other doggies experience with chemo.  I now know what to expect, even though every doggie is different.  I was really nervous about the chemo, but now I feel a bit more relaxed about it.  Our vet is so wonderful about explaining everything to us.   He really cares about Cadence and that makes us feel so much better.  I guess you can say I really trust him, and that is very important to me.  The stitches also come out on Wednesday which Im very excited about.  For the most part she has left them alone, but it will be one less thing I have to worry about.   I will keep everyone updated and when I finally learn to upload the pics, I will post them.  Thanks to everyone for their support.

Cadence had her first round of chemo and for the first couple of days she was fine.  She has a ferocious appetite so thankfully I don't have to worry about her not eating.  I started her on a raw diet and she is loving it so far.  She is not drinking as much water as she used to so tonight I added a bit of Gatorade into the water and she started to drink it.  Hopefully that will do the trick and she will continue to drink.  There has been no throwing up and no diarrhea, so we are all good on that.  The only issue we are having is that she is very lethargic.  She just wants to sleep all day.  The only time she shows any excitement is when we take her out for a walk.  She is so happy to get out of the house and she just keeps wanting to go and go and go.  We are trying not to over due it  as we have noticed her rear leg is being overworked.  She seems to be limping a bit.  Its only been a couple of weeks since the amputation so I'm trying not to expect to much from her.  I am just starting to feel bad because she just doesn't seem like the old Cadence the last few days.  I think I'm at that stage where I'm wondering if we made the right decision.  From reading other peoples experiences I think that is pretty common so I'm trying not to get to wrapped up in the guilt mode.  I know deep down we made the right decision but its hard to see my baby not herself.  I'm hoping with time things will get better and she will give me that big smile like she used to.  I guess I'm just having a bad day.  Hopefully tomorrow will be better.  Thanks for listening to me. 

Cadence is slowly showing signs of her old self.  I bought her a new toy that squeaked  and she started playing with it.  The old her would have destroyed the squeaky part of it by now, so thats a sign to me she still has a ways to go.  But it was great seeing her play and smiling.  Today we took her for a walk at one of her favorite places.  It was such a beautiful sunny day and she walked around town smiling ear to ear.  It kind of funny seeing peoples reactions to her when they see she is missing a leg.  All the little kids ask, " Oh what happened to your poor doggie".  Im not sure if kids understand the word cancer so I just tell them she was sick and she had to have her leg removed. 

Cadence is still a bit to herself.  Ive read in other people's posts that sometimes happens.  She is usually the type of dog that follows us around the house.  She is staying to herself and we are just learning not to take it personally and to let her do her own thing.  She is a bit hesitant about going in and out of the doggie door.  Sometimes she just sits and stares at it but she eventually makes her way outside.  I have also noticed she does not like going for walks when it is dark outside.  Maybe it just has something to do with her feeling vulnerable when its dark.  It was never a problem before.  I guess with each passing day her confidence will build.

Its been so very helpful reading all the other posts.  If something comes up with Cadence, I quickly go on line and see what other people have been through.  I find that very comforting.

Saturday, Cadence will be going to the vet for her bloodwork.  We will see what her white blood cell count is doing.  On the 29th she goes for her 2nd round of chemo.   Im not sure when they are going to do an xray to see if the cancer is showing up anywhere else.   The vet said its usually done every 3 to 4 months but Im not sure if its done after all rounds of chemo or not.  Im dreading that day but we are learning to take one day at a time.